The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-09-23

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Clarence Lamb and Louise BodimeI
we-a married on she fair grounds in Eas
Aurora. =. l., on Thursday OF last week
in the presence Of 10000 people. The
officiating clergyman rode 20 the scene OF
his labCrs in tTotinE suIky behind +. speedy
race horse The procession included nearly
all the fast horses on the grounds, four Cy
carts carrying the village officers, the Senecs
Indian band, military companies, etc
Among the presents were a road cart @
barrel uf soft soap. FIVE pounds Of fine cut
six bottles Of Group cure, and two dozen
silver spoons, the latter being donated by
Hon. Benjamin T. Butler.
-FHe wept away seven OF the best
business blocks o. Ironwood, Mich, on las,
Saturday much in the So me- manner as three
months ago It's sister Wisconsin town uur-
ley, JUS across the Montreal river, was
devastated. The loss is estimated at about
5l50,Oo0, with practically no insurance
About twenty buildings we're destroyed, IN
cludiuE tie $. James hotel building,
wherein were located the Bank Of Ironwood,
drug store Of .. L. Downs * Co, American
express Office, Western Union telegraph,
post Office, !. L. Beams jewelry store, and
the Alhgmbra theatre, Involving a loss Of
$1,000.
The chronicler has many a distressing
tale to tell. While young Sophie Ahrens
was in Ter coffin in New York few days
ago certain friends and neighbors came To
take "a last look" After one OF these visi-
tors-a Mrs Day, VINO should have been a
Mrs. Night-Ead kissed the face Of the
corpse she wiped the tears from her eyes
. and leaned over the coin again. Subse-
quent!y garnet ring was missed from one
OF the fingers Of the dead girls left hand
Mrs. Day was suspected Of the theft and &C.
cused and, having been put to the pinch
she gave up the ring. which was replaced or
the poor finger-itset too cold to point witt
scOTne.
&C. G. Frost, special timber agent, re-
ports 10 the General Land Office that tbt
Northern Pacific Railroad Company ha.
seven lumber mills in operation on uusur-
yeyed lands IN the Cascade Mountains, EN-.
ploying several hundred men. and workin,
il violation or the laws and departmental
( regulations covering the taking or timbe
from public lands. The special agent cav
he has been informed that in view OF L,s IL
vestigatiOn and report TO the department
and 10 gain time in case OF an Injunction
the ostensible owners of the mills are now
by direction of the railroad company, run
ming day and night, with IA double force 0
men.
Preceding and during tie County Cor.
vention al BiuGuGuItOu, New York, on -ion
day week many delegates stood in front u
the Binghamton savings Bank building. al
Joining tn convention hall. and discussc,
the political situation. The notion 20
abroad that run Or The 5an}: was in progress
which Increased as the Tunor rprcal unit
Tuesday mOrlings when ran really did be
gin BUudCels Of dcposItors anxIJuslv pre-
sented tLcus Ives, but as al demands rt-t
promptly met confidence was restored, arl
IN the afternoon the rushed was checked
ILe bank Is said 20 be thoroughly solvent.
Joseph CIicy, the Oldest ex-Uuitcd
States senator, and veteran OF tie war OF
1872 died or Saturday last, at Nottingham.
y Il, aged niue;y-siN years Nr. CHlry
Was descended from the tamiiy OF that name
which acquired distinction during the
revolution, and his gIaudfaUher vas s men,
Der OF Gen. Washingtcn's staI. NJ. CiIey
studied IA " IN Maine, aud was elected 10
the twenty-fttE congress. He was chosen
United State senator BY the New Hamp-
Shire legislature in lSi5 10 Gll the unexpIred
term, which vacancy was caused by the
resignation Gf LeTi = God. joseph Cfllsv
was also distinguished as one OF tie earIis Il
aog-uouIs,s LuC he waS one OF the nrst 80
present petitions 10 congress tCI tie abylI-
ton Of slavery.
"A bull in wading in the Fling river.
Georgia, the other day, was attacked py a
huge alligator, 4 terrific fight began. in
which the .sttar snapped furiousiv with ms
huge jaws, tearing the skin and flesh IN big
strips from the buE. The bull 60: his horns
ia tie gators sides and lifting his huge
carcass, tossed him high and dry on the
ground, and following NJ with 4 deep bel
low rushed again upon his foe. TIE alira-
tor met linn with q terrible blO8 Of the tail.
knocking of one born and bringing the bull
10 his knees. The Uthe- horn got in ugder
a foTeleg Of the gator, and tie gator. get
ting front foot of the bull in is mouth.
they became locked and rolled and tumblcd
feaTfully. They got into the water again
where after brief struggle, both expired.
The Imperial Army Of GERMANY. in
Guiding the LandStuTm and the one wear
volunteers, would make . war strength of
about :, 2,6jO, 900. added to which those not
trained on accOut of not being uD 10 rne
standard al the time OF drilling, the total
available force OF all classes would be B.
$40, 600. The Russian army, on = war
footing, NUN Ders 1900 900, and if TIE mill
tia (untraIned and levied only in time of
war were added, the total available war
forces would amount 10 about g. 200 coo.
This gives Germany an excess OF :, 2,47U, 900
over Russia France has d war IOrce of
about : 500, ,OOO at her disposal. and, taking
into account the various classes of able
bodied men whose services have been dis
pensed with the total number amounts to
$3.50, 600.